The Apothecary
Something is being made
The physical apothecary is coming later. For now, this is the worktable — what is being developed, tested and drawn.
One day there will be a small shop here: teas and blends, salves and syrups, journals and prints, all made in small batches by hand. It isn't here yet, on purpose.
Every recipe on this site is made, filmed and written down before anything is made for sale. A blend goes through batch after batch at our own table before it is good enough to send to anyone else's. When something is truly ready, it will appear here — and the people on the letters list will hear first.
In development
On the worktable
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Handmade Paper Goods
Botanical Labels
Hand-drawn labels for jars of jam, tea, oil and syrup — printed on cotton paper.
Status Drawing the first twelve plants
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Apothecary
Calendula Salve
The plain golden salve from the garden's calendula, in small tins.
Status Sourcing tins and testing shelf life
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Botanical Art
Herbarium Prints
Ink drawings of the plants in these pages, printed as small editions.
Status First drawings in progress
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Journals
The Nature Journal
A linen-bound notebook for garden notes, pressed flowers and seasonal observations.
Status Choosing the paper
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Handmade Goods
Tulsi Cards
A small set of cards with Tulsi the cat wandering through the seasons.
Status Sketchbook stage
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Teas & Herbal Blends
Winter Forest Blend
Linden, rose hip, lemon balm and orange peel. The kitchen-shelf blend, being refined for others to brew.
Status Testing batch four · adjusting the rose hip
Eventually
What the apothecary will hold
Teas & Herbal Blends
Dried flowers, leaves and fruit, blended in small batches from the recipes in the Herbal Cupboard.
Apothecary
Salves, balms and infused oils, made the slow way.
Books
Food & Drink, and Herbalism & Home — growing chapter by chapter.
Journals
Notebooks for gardens, kitchens and seasonal observation.
Botanical Art
Ink drawings and prints of the plants in these pages.
Handmade Goods
Labels, cards, and other small things made by hand.
Be told when the first batch is ready
No countdowns, no launch hype. One letter when there is something to hold in your hands.